Etymograph

English

thriftfully

Thriftfully comes from Middle English thriftfully.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500thriftfully1
  2. Englishtodaythriftfully1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English thriftfully

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500thriftfullyWiktionary, English thriftfully
  2. EnglishtodaythriftfullyWiktionary, English thriftfully

Formed from thriftful + -ly

Every English word from Middle English thriftfully

Today it means

adv In a thriftful manner; thriftily

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “thriftfully”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Middle English thriftfully / thriftfully

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